Kyle Truman
What does "amongst other factors" mean and how to use this phrase? In this sentence: With the decline in global trade,amomgst other factors,China experience a fall in its total imports and exports. What does "amongst other factors" mean? And how to use this phrase? Thanking U!
Apr 2, 2016 8:34 AM
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'Amongst other factors' is a way to introduce or highlight one factor that influences something. It also obviously suggests that there are several factors that are relevant. A factor here is something that influences something else, or a situation. 'Amongst other factors, the lack of experience of the climbers led to them getting lost'. 'Amongst other factors, racism appears to be a dominant concern for new immigrants'.
April 2, 2016
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There are many factors (reasons) for the fall in imports and exports. One factor is the decline in global trade. This factor is somewhere in ("among/amongst") the whole group of factors. There is a mistake in the sentence. "is experiencing" or "has experienced" are possible. "experience" is wrong.
April 2, 2016
All the three comments I made above were the answers from another native American teacher.Thanks for his help. And I also express my gratitude to the two good Samaritans following.
April 2, 2016
amongst other factors just means "together with some other things"
April 2, 2016
it is usually used with some negative sentences to explain something
April 2, 2016
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